Canada’s National Report

79th Meeting of the Directing Council,

Inter-American Children’s Institute,Mexico City,

October25-26, 2004

# 1 - Mechanisms available to ensure enforcement of rights under the CRC

A Canada Fit for Children Package of educational materials available

and disseminated nationally National Child Day, November 20 Youth Court Justice Act ( YCJA )

# 2 – Intervention, mediation and resilience models available

Criminal Law Power Canadian Criminal Code Canadian Constitution Multi-Pronged Approach

# 3 – Types of Canadian Families

Diverse Modernization of Benefits and Obligations

Act Same Sex Marriage

# 4 – Analysis of linkage between legal provisions in force

Best Interest of the Child Principle Family Law is a shared constitutional

jurisdiction Fourteen different statutes Fourteen different statutory provisions

governing custody and access Provinces and Territories have constitutional

authority over child welfare matters

# 5 – Family Violence in Canada

Annual Incidence Rate of 21.5 investigations per 1000 children in 1998

Parents responsible for majority of family-related physical and sexual assaults of children and youth

National Family Violence Initiative Individual Provincial and Territorial Violence

Initiatives

# 6 – Regulatory Framework for Media Operation

Youth Criminal Justice Act Canadian Strategy to Promote Safe, Wise

and Responsible Internet Use Federal/Provincial/Territorial Working Group

on Offensive Content on the Internet

Conclusion

The State guarantees Rights The Family is the basic unit of society The State must work to strengthen families